#misfortune cookies

[pixiedane]

Chapters: 8/18 Fandom: Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Organized Crime, FBI Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Olivia Benson/Elliot Stabler, Minor or Background Relationship(s) Characters: Olivia Benson, Elliot Stabler, Maureen Stabler, Kathleen Stabler, Richard “Dickie” Stabler, Elizabeth Stabler, Elliot “Eli” Stabler Jr., Noah Porter Benson, Amanda Rollins, Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr., Jet Slootmaekers, Jamie Whelan, Carl | Maureen Stabler’s Husband, Bernadette Stabler, Ayanna Bell, Odafin “Fin” Tutuola, Stuart Scola, Tiffany Wallace, Additional Characters in Minor Roles Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Living Together, Domestic Fluff, Family Feels, Family Drama, Past Domestic Violence, Past Torture, Past Sexual Assault, Psychological Trauma, Childhood Trauma, Canon-Typical Violence, Crack Treated Seriously, Declarations Of Love, Additional Warnings In Author’s Note

Summary:

She placed five slips of paper facedown in a line in front of him. Choose one, she instructed him, read it out loud and she would tell the story, as much as she could, at least the basics.

Or, Olivia details her traumas.

Notes: Olivia's been through a lot. Please take care of yourself.

Chapter-specific warnings: canonical character death, childhood trauma, abduction, grooming, statutory rape, coercion, suicide, gun violence, domestic violence, survivor guilt, torture, alcohol poisoning, attempted murder, Burton Lowe, William Lewis.

10 Things I Hate About You

[rgrdsalxndra]

Can I take it as I have too many ideas and that's my problem?

Or should I take this personally?

[cursedcupcakemaster]

I need these

[various-stormsnsaints]

[hyunpic]

🥠

[my-52-weeks-with-christie]

Mystery Review: Misfortune Cookie

Lana Lee, our part-time amateur detective and full-time restaurant manager, leaves snowy Ohio behind for sunny California and a restaurant convention…Only to find herself thrust into the middle of a murder mystery when Aunt Grace’s friend gets pushed off a roof. With the promise to stay away from danger, murder, and sleuthing still fresh in her mind. Lana finds herself unable to tell her Aunt…

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[readtilyoudie]

There are certain moments in life where you know you should’ve gone left instead of right. The proverbial fork in the road. Of course, that whole messy business of hindsight gets in the way. And by the time you’ve made real traction down the path you swore was the right one, you come to find out that you’d been wrong all along.

Misfortune Cookie (Noodle Shop Mystery #9) by Vivien Chien

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🦇 Misfortune Cookie Book Review 🦇

Rating: ⭐⭐

❝ "I guess I can't let things rest. It's not good enough for me to just sit back and let these things happen when I know I can be useful." ❞

❓ #QOTD Write a fortune and tag a #Bookstagram friend! ❓ 🦇 Alongside her sister, Lana Lee leaves Cleveland to attend a restaurant convention in sunny California. With the intention of finding ways to help her family's restaurant thrive, she's focused on making the most of the experience, only to get in the (literal) middle of a catfight between a fortune cookie vendor and the journalist who wrote her a scathing review. Lana can't escape tragedy, though; a few hours later, a body drops from the roof where Lana, her sister, and their aunt are attending a swanky party. The body belongs to Aunt Grace's friend—the same journalist who fought with the fortune cookie vendor hours earlier. Can Lana solve the murder and give Aunt Grace the closure she needs?

💜 It's always difficult to dive into a series nine books in, especially with pre-established relationships and closed cases in the MC's recent past. Thankfully, Vivien Chien does a wonderful job of alluding to her previous books without leaving newcomers in the dark. The little hints we receive about her successfully solved cases, the other Asia Village shop owners, Lana's boyfriend Detective Adam, and the Majong Matrons have me intrigued about Lana's previous adventures. I'm glad I jumped into this series in what operates as a standalone, as Lana is away from home, her friends, and the resources she usually depends on. Her relationship with her aunt was heartwarming. The little shoutout to Laguna, where I was born, was a pleasant surprise, too.

🦇 The writing was, unfortunately, unremarkable. The prose was fluffed up with cliches that felt unnatural or out of place. Given a comment Anna May makes about Lana's metabolism slowing down in her 30s, I assume Lana is in her 20s, but neither sister uses language that feels natural for a modern 20 (or 30...or 40) year-old. Too often, there are random emotional outbursts or gestures (crying, winking, laughing, etc.) that also feel out of place. The emotional whiplash was jarring enough that I had to reread scenes to make sure I wasn't missing anything.

🥠 Anna May's character is a constant annoyance who only seems to exist to put Lana and her sleuthing abilities down, which is unfortunate because I wanted to like her. While Anna May should have acted as a foil for Lana's brash behavior by offering a logical or cool-headed frame of mind (or essential legal advice), she's instead used to spark sisterly tension. I have three younger sisters and I've never spoken down to them the way Anna May does to Lana. With eight solved cases behind her, I would have thought Anna May was prepared for Lana's sleuthing tendencies. Her sister could have acted more as a sounding board. Instead, there's a lot of telling, rather than showing, as Lana closes herself off to process the information she's gathered. The exposition and lack of action only cause the pacing to drag.

🥠 Most frustrating of all was the reveal. If the killer had a handlebar mustache to twist between their fingers or a white, fluffy cat to stroke while explaining their diabolical plan, they would have. The dialogue and tone felt overly sinister, while the killer's physical actions felt awkward and illogical. Having recognized the red herring and anticipated killer early on, the reveal also lacked the tension it desperately needed for a decent ending.

🦇 For fans of the Tita Rosa's Kitchen Mystery and Spice Isle Bakery Mystery series, old Nancy Drew games, or Boxcar Children series as a kid. If you guess the killer before the halfway mark, let me know!

✨ The Vibes ✨ 🥠 Cozy Mystery 🥠 Part of a Series 🥠 Nancy Drew Vibes 🥠 California Vacation 🥠 Female Family Bonding

🦇 Major thanks to the author Vivien Chien and publisher for providing an ARC of this book via Netgalley . 🥰 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

[thorne1435]

This literally happened to me too

Fortune cookies have changed. They hate us now.

this cannot be a real fortune i just got

[mountain-time]

Fricassee and Beyond part 4

[nerdstorming]

*INTERNAL SCREAMING*

[cookiesandbiscuits]

I missed my college entrance interview 🥲

[darkdazedandconfused]

Here are my misfortunes, lol (I got these a couple of years ago from the mall's bookshop):

Good thing I saved them. They're so fun (discouraging....but fun).

[Misfortune cookie on the left, under the metal pencase: "There's a light at the end of the tunnel./It's a goods train heading your way"

Misfortune cookie on the right, above the taped wrapper: "No matter how trying yesterday was - as of today, things will be harder."]

[various-stormsnsaints]

[bc-byron]

Misfortune Cookie

It's nice to follow fried ricewith a helpful fortune cookie,but the message that Jan got this timewas ominous and spooky."So sorry for this awful news,and the mind which you will shortly lose." It's just a piece of paper, right?She shouldn't be concerned.Jan opened up another one,but the fortune was confirmed."You'll certainly go crazy soon.Most likely by this afternoon." So, stubbornly Jan…